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The Yin River (Yin Chaung) United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. is a river in
Magway Region Magway Region ( my, မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, ...
, in central
Burma (Myanmar) Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
, a tributary of the Irrawaddy. Arising off the southwestern slopes of Mount Natsim (1289 ft.) and the eastern slopes of Mount Okshitkon (1104 ft.) and Mount Setkya (1232 ft.), the Yin River flows south past the town of
Natmauk Natmauk ( my, နတ်မောက်) is a town in Magway District, in eastern Magway Region of Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British En ...
and various other villages, turning west at about latitude 20.07° N.Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-16 Yenangyaung
U.S. Army Map Service, August 1960
Twisting and turning through the mountains it enters the Irrawaddy just below the city of Magway, at .


See also

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List of rivers of Burma This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma). This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Indian Ocean * Nāf River * Kaladan River * Lemro Riv ...


References

Rivers of Myanmar Magway Region {{Myanmar-river-stub